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John Key hypocritical on donation reform
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer Labour Leader 12 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT John Key hypocritical on donation reform More >>
Economic analysis cold comfort for families
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 11:29 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Annette KING Spokesperson for Housing 12 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Economic analysis cold comfort for families Dry, warm homes improve health. That’s not conjecture, it’s fact, says Labour’s Housing spokesperson Annette King. Her comments are ... More >>
Government slammed for ‘hollowing out’ ETS
Wednesday, 12 September 2012, 11:20 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Grant ROBERTSON Environment Spokesperson Deputy Leader 12 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Government slammed for ‘hollowing out’ ETS The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has slammed the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme Amendment ... More >>
Carter reveals Govt’s agenda for regional councils
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 6:03 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Local Government Minister has admitted that the cancelling of elections for Environment Canterbury is part of a longer term government plan to get rid of Regional Councils, says Labour’s Environment Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Joyce must keep to his ‘absolute priority’
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 5:53 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
West Coast Tasman MP Damien O’Connor today sought assurances from Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce that preserving jobs is the objective of negotiations between miners and Solid Energy. More >>
Minister ducks for cover on school donations
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government is in denial about the rising cost of school donations, says Labour’s Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta. More >>
National prioritises private school sports over food
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer Labour Leader 11 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT National prioritises private school sports over food for kids More >>
Paralympians prove their prowess
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand’s triumphant 17 medal haul at the Paralympic Games reflects the great effort being made to dismantle stereotypes about disabled people and elite sport, Labour’s Disability Issues spokesperson Clare Curran says. More >>
Labour amendment looks to fix patent loophole
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Clare CURRAN Communications and IT Spokesperson 11 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Labour amendment looks to fix patent loophole Labour has moved to combat an ambiguously worded Government amendment to the Patents Bill which would effectively stifle New ... More >>
Consultancy culture costs Kiwis more
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 10:56 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Figures released today by Labour show National’s endless state sector shuffling is costing Kiwis hundreds of millions of dollars, says Labour’s State Services spokesperson Chris Hipkins. More >>
US President pressed for progress on Arms Trade Treaty
Monday, 10 September 2012, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
US President pressed for progress on Arms Trade Treaty Labour’s Associate Spokesperson for Disarmament, Ross Robertson, is among the signatories of a letter to President Barack Obama expressing disappointment with the decision of the US delegation not ... More >>
Government must listen to RMA coalition
Monday, 10 September 2012, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must listen to the concerns of the coalition of environmental and recreation groups who have raised the alarm about proposed changes to the Resource Management Act, says Labour Deputy Leader and Environment Spokesperson Grant Robertson. More >>
Consumers need more clout in telco sector
Monday, 10 September 2012, 3:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Consumers need more clout in telco sector Today’s decision to fine Vodafone New Zealand almost a million dollars for breaching the Fair Trading Act should be a lesson to telcos to stop duping consumers, says Labour’s Communications and IT spokesperson ... More >>
National’s hands-off-and-hope killing manufacturing
Monday, 10 September 2012, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
David CUNLIFFE Economic Development Spokesperson 10 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT National’s hands-off-and-hope killing manufacturing More >>
Amendment to restrict RTD alcohol content released
Monday, 10 September 2012, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Phil GOFF MP for Mt Roskill 10 September 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Amendment to restrict RTD alcohol content released Limiting the alcohol content of ready-to-drinks (RTDs) will go some way to addressing New Zealand’s binge drinking culture, Mt Roskill ... More >>
Parents Picking Up The Tab For Struggling Schools
Monday, 10 September 2012, 9:59 am | New Zealand Labour Party
David Shearer Labour Leader 10 September 2012 Media Statement Parents Picking Up The Tab For Struggling Schools Parents are being forced to pay more and more in school donations because Government funding is not keeping pace with ever-rising costs, ... More >>
Pharmac must have watertight processes
Monday, 10 September 2012, 9:41 am | New Zealand Labour Party
Pharmac will have to have a watertight process around product quality assurance and product recall processes if it is to have a monopoly on purchasing medical devices, says Labour’s Health spokesperson, Maryan Street. More >>
Investing in Reading Recovery
Sunday, 9 September 2012, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
• One in 12 New Zealand 9 year-olds don’t meet the lowest international benchmark for reading (as set by PIRLS). More >>
Food in Schools - The Issue
Sunday, 9 September 2012, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
Food in Schools The Issue • A 2005 study by New Zealand researchers concluded that “a significant number of New Zealand children’s diets were so poor that their brain functioning was affected”. 1 More >>
National’s Record: Undermining Education
Sunday, 9 September 2012, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Labour Party
• The Education Review Office stated last week that students at some schools “have simply been forgotten amongst the daily business of ‘delivering’ education”.1 National’s record in education is abysmal. From day one they have gone to war with ... More >>
